TOP AG NEWS
Corn Condition Unchanged From Last Week
Despite a drop in top-corn-producer Iowa’s good-to-excellent rating, the overall condition of the nation’s corn crop held steady last week,…
Ag Economy Barometer Stable, But Farmers Less Optimistic About Future
Farmer sentiment in July was virtually unchanged from a month earlier as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose just one…
Steps for Beef Producers Dealing with Storm Damaged Crops
The crop damage in parts of Iowa from the mid-July wind and hail storms has been spotty and variable, leaving…
Soybean Crop Potential Tempering Demand News
Soybean prices seem likely to vacillate between news on crop conditions and more robust demand prospects over the near term. …
2020 Grain Drying Season Looking Normal
Looking forward to harvest? The Propane Education and Research Council has good news. The council says the 2020 grain drying…
Massive Mississippi River Dredging Project Launched
Checkoff-funded research, planning, analysis and design led by the United Soybean Board (USB), has informed the launch of a dredging…
China Makes (Another) Record U.S. Corn Purchase in July, But Achieving Phase One Targets May Still Be a Stretch
Bloomberg writers Elizabeth Rembert and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, “China took another step toward meeting agricultural commitments made in the phase…
U.S. Pistachio Industry Prepares for Possible Record Crop
Will the American pistachio industry produce a billion pounds of nuts this season? One industry leader says growers will have…
Big Expectations for Corn and Soybean Usage
The following is a condensed version of an AEI Premium article published in early July. Not a subscriber yet? You…
Spider Mite Infestations on the Rise in Droughty Areas
Watch out for an opportunistic pest that thrives in the summer heat: the twospotted spider mite. In normal, well-watered years,…